Problems of persons with visual impairment

Lecturer:

Jana Vachulová (gar.)

Tutor:

Jana Vachulová (gar.)

Supervisor:

Department of Natural Sciences

Synopsis:

Education and training - integration. Social and legal problems. Psychological care for persons with visual impairment. Organizations of seriously vision handicapped people. Optic and electronic compensatory tools (camera magnifiers, digital magnifiers). Non-optical compensatory tools ( white cane, indicators of light and surface, thermometer with speaker, guide dogs, etc. ), environmental adaptations for persons with visual impairment. Rehabilitation of persons with vision handicap. System of training in using special optical aids, training in using electronic special devices for persons with visual impairment.

Requirements:

Assessment: active participation on the solution of excercises.

Examination: fulfillment of requirements for assessment, knwledges covering the extent of the course.

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Education and training of persons with visual impairment.

2.Psychological care for persons with visual impairment.

3.Social and legal problems.

4.Organizations of seriously vision handicapped people.

5.Optic and electronic compensatory tools, non-optical compensatory tools, environmental adaptations for persons with visual impairment.

6.Rehabilitation of persons with vision handicap. System of training in using special optical aids, training in using electronic special devices for persons with visual impairment.

Syllabus of tutorials:

1.Education and training of persons with visual impairment.

2.Psychological care for persons with visual impairment.

3.Social and legal problems.

4.Organizations of seriously vision handicapped people.

5.Optic and electronic compensatory tools, non-optical compensatory tools, environmental adaptations for persons with visual impairment.

6.Rehabilitation of persons with vision handicap. System of training in using special optical aids, training in using electronic special devices for persons with visual impairment.

Study Objective:

Knowledge of problems of persons with visual impairment

Study materials:

1.Kuchynka, Pavel et al.: Oční lékařství, Grada Praha 2007.

2.Kuchynka, Pavel: Trendy soudobé oftalmologie, sv. I, Galén Praha 2000.

3.Moravcová, Dagmar: Zraková terapie slabozrakých a pacientů s nízkým vizem TRITON Praha 2004.

4.Rozsíval, Pavel et al.: Oční lékařství, Galén + Karolinum 2006.

5.Rozsíval, Pavel: Trendy soudobé oftalmologie, sv. IV, Galén Praha 2007.

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Fri
Thu
Fri	roomKL:GDM112 Vachulová J. 08:00–13:50 (lecture parallel1) Kladno FBMI Učebna GDM112roomKL:GDM112 Vachulová J. 14:00–19:50 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.101) Kladno FBMI Učebna GDM112

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Bakalářský studijní obor Optika a optometrie - prezenční (compulsory course)